addFile

Add file or folder to project

Syntax

addFile(proj,fileOrFolder)

newfile = addFile(proj,fileOrFolder)

Description

addFile(proj,fileOrFolder) adds a file or folder to the project proj. When adding a folder to the project, MATLAB^® only adds the specified folder. To add the folder including any all subfolders and files, use addFolderIncludingChildFiles instead.

newfile = addFile(proj,fileOrFolder) returns a ProjectFile object for the added file.

Examples

Remove and Add Project Files

Open the Times Table App project. Use currentProject to create a project object from the currently loaded project.

matlab.project.example.timesTable
proj = currentProject;

Remove a file.

removeFile(proj,"source/timestable.mlapp")

Add the file back to the project.

addFile(proj,"source/timestable.mlapp");

Manipulate Project Files After Adding

Add a file to the project and then manipulate the file using the returned project file object.

Open the Times Table App project. Use currentProject to create a project object from the currently loaded project.

matlab.project.example.timesTable
proj = currentProject;

Save the current workspace variables to a file.

save("myvariables.mat");

Add the new file to the project and return a project file object.

file = addFile(proj,"myvariables.mat");

Use the project file object to manipulate the file, for example, by adding a label.

addLabel(file, "Classification", "Other")

Input Arguments

proj — Project

matlab.project.Project object

Project, specified as a matlab.project.Project object. Use currentProject to create a project object from the currently loaded project.

fileOrFolder — Path of file or folder

character vector | string scalar

Path of the file or folder to add to the project, specified as a character vector or string scalar. Specify a path relative to the project root folder. The specified file or folder must be within the project root folder. File paths must include the file extension.